Contract Specialist I with Construction and Engineering experience

Premier Management Corporation; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Park Service, Denver Service Center, seeks a Contract Specialist I to support pre-award and post-award activities for large-scale design and construction projects across the nation. You will assist in developing acquisition packages, conducting market research, and coordinating with multiple project teams and the Contracting Officer.

Responsibilities include preparing solicitations, evaluating proposals, negotiations, cost analyses, and contract administration.

Qualifications

• Must have 24 semester hours in business or related fields.
• DAWIA or FAC-C Level III certification required.
• At least 5 years in federal contracting and procurement.
• 5 years in construction contracting preferred.
• 3 years architect-engineer contracting preferred.
• Evidence of handling multiple procurement actions in fast-paced environments.
• Demonstrated initiative to complete acquisition packages on deadline.

Responsibilities

• Provide pre-award support for acquisition packages and documentation.
• Prepare appropriation documents and obtain Contracting Officer approval.
• Assist post-award documentation and interagency agreement docs.
• Conduct acquisition planning and market research.
• Determine contract type and area of solicitation with project teams.
• Prepare evaluation materials and participate in source selections.
• Support negotiations and cost/price analyses under CO guidance.
• Process contract awards and maintain electronic contract files.
• Resolve payment issues and assist with contract administration.
• Prepare closeout documents and ensure compliance with requirements.

Skills

FAR knowledge

Strong written and verbal comms

Analytical thinking

Independent research ability

Education

24 semester hours in business related fields

DAWIA or FAC-C Level III

5+ years federal contracting experience

5 years construction contracting experience

3 years architect-engineer contracting experience

Proven ability to balance multiple procurement actions

Initiative and follow-through

Tools

FPDS

PRISM

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

FAR

Job description

The Denver Service Center (DSC) of the National Park Service (NPS) seeks to provide acquisition and financial-management support for large-scale design and construction projects at NPS units nationwide.

On average the Contract Specialist I will help support the processing of over 500 purchase requisitions and more than 2,000 invoices annually in support of Acquisition Office staff and functional stakeholders, including Project Managers, Information Management, Administrative, Planning, and Budget Services personnel- who administer multi-million-dollar design and construction efforts across the National Park Service.

Contract Specialist I

Responsibilities:

The contractor shall provide pre-award support services to assist in the development of a complete acquisitions package and all supporting documentation. These services shall include but are not limited to:

• Create and route appropriation documents for Contracting Officer approval.
• Assist in post award documentation, modification documentation.
• Assist in creating documentation required for interagency agreements.
• Conduct acquisition planning and market research.
• Together with project teams and Contracting Officer, determines contract type, and area of solicitation.
• Experience considering all possible set-asides in conjunction with local socioeconomic and small business goals.
• Prepare other required pre-solicitation documentation.
• Prepare and post System for Award Management.
• Prepare and issues solicitations, Requests for Proposals/Quotes and amendments.
• Work with project teams to address questions.
• Receive records, and review proposals/quotes for responsiveness.
• Participates in the coordination of technical evaluation panels.
• Participates in and assists the Contracting Officer in all source selection activities and best value tradeoff evaluations.
• Prepare for and participates in negotiations.
• Perform cost and/or price analyses under the direction of the Contracting Officer; document source selection activities; and determine fair and reasonable pricing under the guidance and for final approval of the Contracting Officer. Obtain certified and other than certified cost and pricing data as required.
• Process contract awards for government Contracting Officer signature. Prepare and distributes award packages and announcements.
• Perform contract administration. Maintain official contract file (all files are electronic).
• Resolve payment issues, review payroll reports against DOL wage determinations; issues general correspondence and memoranda; and addresses general contract administration questions under the guidance of the Contracting Officer.
• Under the guidance of the Contracting Officer; process modifications, obtain and evaluate contractor proposals, participate in and document negotiations, prepare modifications with supporting documents for signature by the government Contracting Officer.
• Prepare closeout documents.

The documents include but are not limited to the following:

• Milestone Plans
• Acquisition Schedules and Project Plans
• Performance Work Statement, Statement of Work, or Statement of Objectives
• Source Selection Plan/Instructions to Offerors
• Evaluation Criteria
• Market Research and Draft Acquisition Alternative Documents
• Acquisition Plan (based on dollar threshold and agency policy)
• Oral Presentation questions, requests, and other documents

Education/Certifications:

• 24 semester hours in Business in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
• DAWIA or FAC-C Level III, Certified Federal/Professional Contract Manager.
• Requires at least 5 years of experience in Federal contracting conducting comprehensive acquisition/procurement/contract management support activities including developing task lines in the PWS/SOW.
• 5 years' construction contracting experience preferred.
• 3 years' architect-engineer services contracting experience preferred.
• Documented occurrences that point the specialist working in fast-paced, high-tempo environments, balancing multiple procurement actions, and multiple contract artifacts simultaneously and successfully.
• Demonstrate instances where initiative and follow-through where required to ensure the completion of complete acquisition packages within the timeline required by the organization being supported.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience with Federal Procurement Desktop System (FPDS),
• Experience with Procurement Request Information System (PRISM)
• Independent ability to research and analyze contract and financial data
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to interface with service providers, program offices, government contracting officers, and contracting officers' representatives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Intimateknowledgeof the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).